Amanda Shendruk

Not-Ship turns one next week!! To mark it, I'll be kicking off a campaign for new members. I won't spam you; free subscribers will only get three extra emails on top of the weekly edition. But first, can I ask for a small birthday present? Hit reply and f... See more

Hello! I've been thinking a lot lately about how we communicate the impacts of climate change, particularly with respect to diagrams and charts. Turns out I'm not the only one! More about this — and a new subscriber perk! — at the end of this week's dispa... See more

Chinese statesman Deng Xiaoping’s visit to the United States in 1979 – which marked the normalisation of bilateral ties – was remembered for an enduring image as he watched a private rodeo show in Texas. The diminutive leader gamely donned a 10-gallon cow... See more

A big hello to all the new followers who just discovered Not-Ship. Happy to have you! This edition is a bit different; it's the last regularly scheduled newsletter for a few weeks. I'm taking a much-needed vacation, but I'll be back at the end of August. ... See more

More than five years after the outbreak of Covid-19, most of us still remember the shape of the pandemic. It started small and distant. Then it passed from one person to another quickly, and we often did not even know we were spreading it. Today’s misinfo... See more